🚨Generation Rent are Hiring! 🚨 Are you passionate about renters rights? Are you an effective manager and persuasive campaigner? If so, please apply to be our new Chief Executive 👇 Apply here: www.generationrent.org/generation-r... DEADLINE: Apply by Monday 20th April 2026

With rents soaring far beyond wages, more people are at risk of being scammed into paying for homes that either don’t exist, or are short term lets. Rental scams thrive because housing isn’t affordable. Listen to our Head of Campaigns, @nyejones92.bsky.social, explain on BBC Radio London:

The @mayoroflondon.bsky.social has launched a £400,000 support package to help organisations and tenants’ unions prepare for the Renters’ Rights Act. This will ensure Londoners get the support they need and real benefits reach people’s homes! Read more below: www.london.gov.uk/media-centre...

We’re seeking an experienced and compassionate leader to help drive meaningful change and empower renters to have a voice in the decisions that affect their lives. Think you can do it? Apply to our Chief Executive role below: www.generationrent.org/generation-r...

We're working with the London Mayor and Assembly to make sure every renter in the capital understands their new rights. Check out our submission to the Housing Committee last month on where the focus should be: www.generationrent.org/2026/03/24/t...

On that note, we're looking for an experienced and compassionate individual to help us influence change and give renters a say in the decisions that shape their lives. Please share our advert for the next Chief Executive of Generation Rent 🏘️ [6/6] jobs.theguardian.com/job/10057375...

Personal news 🧵 I am stepping down from my role as Chief Executive at Generation Rent UK in July. Leading the organisation over the last three years has been unbelievably rewarding, and I’m immensely proud of the change that we’ve achieved together. [1/6]

Plans to make rented homes cheaper to heat were announced by the government back in January. We've published a new report on what needs to happen to make this a reality and make sure renters benefit in full. 🔥🏘️💷 Here's a thread with the basics 🧵

Reducing energy bills, carbon emissions and the UK’s reliance on fossil fuels should be a win-win-win, but vested interests are trying to block it. Check out our latest report on how making our homes warmer and safer must be a top priority 👇

🚨BREAKING, New report: Raising standards, not rents. Making energy efficiency work for private renters. ➡️ Impact of cold, damp homes on renters ➡️ Analysis of gov plans to improve energy efficiency ➡️ Policy recs to reduce fuel poverty & climate emissions www.generationrent.org/2026/03/17/n...

🚨🚨 We are pleased to be supporting @camdencouncil.bsky.social's Renters' Fair on 21st March. With the Renters' Rights Act coming into action in less than two months, come down to hear about how your rights will be changing. Anyone is welcome, you don't have to be a Camden resident.

If your landlord is trying to raise the rent, it's worth checking what is happening in your local market. Today's Zoopla figures show rents rising more slowly in the past year in most UK cities - even dropping in some - giving renters a bit more bargaining power www.zoopla.co.uk/discover/pro...

A Rightmove advert tried to stop tenants registering to vote. We challenged it and it was removed within hours. But it exposed a bigger issue: millions of renters still face barriers to vote. Our blog explains why automated voter registration is needed 👇 www.generationrent.org/2026/03/10/m...

"People are making quite rational choices, but really devastating choices". Listen to @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social on how the cost of renting is holding people back and gutting communities.

Thank you, Alistair for trying to solve this blatantly unfair, anti-democratic practice. We hope you can raise this issue in the debate on the Representation of the People Bill, this Monday.

This cottage in Hertfordshire is yours to rent for £1450pm... ...as long as you don’t register to vote. What a red flag – landlords can't deny your democratic rights. The big surprise is that the letting agent thinks it’s okay to include in the advert www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...

REMINDER: Don’t miss your chance to apply to become a member of Generation Rent’s board to help us change the lives of millions of private renters. Apply here: www.generationrent.org/generation-r...

BREAKING 🚨 Generation Rent slams Reform UK plans to scrap hard-won protections for renters. Our Chief Executive, @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social, reacts👇

JOIN OUR BOARD - APPLY BY WEDS 25TH FEB 🫵 Can you help lead @generationrent.bsky.social? We're strengthening our board with: 🏘️ Experience & networks in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (any specialism); and/or 🏡 Economists or Fundraisers (any UK nation) www.generationrent.org/generation-r...

“We've been in the danger zone for 40 years” Our Chief Executive, @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social , was on Channel 5 yesterday to discuss the new Renters’ Rights Act. Watch more:

Our Chief Executive, @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social, was on Matt Allwright’s show on Channel 5 to explain the landmark Renters’ Rights Act today! Stay tuned for more…

I felt a little nervous writing this article. There is not a penny donated to our cause that isn't valued, but I wanted to be honest about what campaigners need from funders in order to make the most impact. I ask: trust us, join us, and fund us to last. www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/what-do...

6 years since letting agents were BANNED from charging renters admin fees, Foxtons is still 'accidentally' charging £200 for checking out. Read what we thought of this below: www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/buytol...

Our Head of Campaigns, @nyejones92.bsky.social, was on TalkTV yesterday to discuss why renters DESPERATELY need rent controls Watch him argue the case here:

Holiday lets are pricing locals out of their own communities. The Government must give councils the powers they need to license and limit them, now. Without action, tourism will keep taking homes. Read more in our latest blog 👇 www.generationrent.org/2026/02/02/w...

"What advice can I give to anyone staring down the barrel at £1,500 pcm for a cupboard?" Homes are the foundations of our lives. But as @edcmpbl.bsky.social writes, high rents leave many people with nowhere to turn when looking for a home WE NEED RENT CAPS NOW www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...

“We’re in disbelief.” Earlier this week, the Government announced that renters would be waiting a DECADE for decent homes. Listen to our Chief Executive, @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social, react on BBC 4’s Today Programme

🚨🚨BREAKING 🚨🚨 The government has today announced that many private renters will have to wait a DECADE before their landlords will be forced to make sure their home is decent. Read more of our statement in The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...

This week, the Government launched the Warm Homes Plan, a plan to try to make our homes cheaper to heat. For more details, read our latest blog 👇👇 www.generationrent.org/2026/01/23/n...

With wages dwindling and with rents soaring higher and higher, young people are baring the brunt of the cost of renting crisis. Read more of what our Comms Officer, Bismah Naqui, had to say in the @bigissue.com www.bigissue.com/opinion/rent...

Big day for housing and climate - but no detail yet of what the new standards are for private landlords. Proposals last year would require homes to meet EPC Band C by 2030 (or 2028 for new tenancies), spending a maximum of £15k. Q is if any of that has changed in the final plan.

London has become wildly expensive. People in the city are struggling to pay for our most basic need, our homes. Our Chief Executive @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social spoke to the @londonassembly.bsky.social about rent controls in the city. Watch for more👇

We have an exciting opportunity to apply to join our Board! We're looking for an experienced and committed board member to join our board of directors in a voluntary capacity, to support us in the next phase of our work standing up for renters. 👇 www.generationrent.org/generation-r...

Buy-to-let landlords warn the Renters’ Rights Act could hit incomes. But as our Chief Exec, @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social says: “Regardless of costs, landlords find it all too easy to raise rents when wages rise and housebuilding slows.” Read more 👇 www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...

"These stories show that the end of S21 can’t come soon enough. But landlords will still be able to price us out of our homes. The government must slam the brakes on soaring rents to make sure that every renter is protected." 💬 @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

New rights for renters are coming on 1st May 2026 📢 From the end of Section 21 evictions to the right to request pets, The Renters’ Rights Act will change renting in England. Sign up for email updates on what the new law for you: www.generationrent.org/rra-updates/

BREAKING: Our Renting Wrapped 2025, including some huge wins‼️ ➡️ The Renters' Rights Act finally became law ➡️ Rent controls coming in Scotland ➡️ End of the two child benefit limit ➡️ Over 50k people signed our petition calling for limits to rent increases in England

We run surveys of our supporters to take the temperature of the renter population, and understand the biggest issues you’re facing. Today we’re publishing findings of the latest survey, run in the final months of the Renters’ Rights Bill’s passage through Parliament 🧵

Every month renters send a huge chunk of their income to their landlord. It creates a sense of an economic system rigged against us. Labour must stop soaring rents from crushing the very voters that put them in power. My article in @labourlist.bsky.social ⬇️ labourlist.org/2025/12/labo...

Millions of households are living in cold, damp homes, and rising energy debt is a big part of the problem Data shows household energy debt & arrears have reached £4.48bn, with most of that debt not on a repayment plan, meaning people are cutting back on heating just to keep up with bills [1/3]

BREAKING: We've published our new manifesto: Standing up for renters in Wales. With renters at constant risk of evictions & rent hikes, ahead of the Senedd election, all political parties must support 3 policies so renters can live in secure, affordable homes www.generationrent.org/2025/12/15/g...

It’s shocking that so many people are living in homes that put their health at risk – and totally unacceptable that many landlords are profiting from them. The government must set out when they will apply Awaab’s law to the private rented sector. www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk/millions-sti...

New research shows millions of people are still living in cold, damp homes, five years into the energy bills crisis. People with existing health conditions are most exposed, with a quarter reporting cold, damp housing. #EndFuelPoverty #WarmHomesPlan #ColdDampHomes #EnergyCrisis [1/3]

With the Renters’ Rights Act, we’ve won major protections like ending unfair Section 21 evictions. But record rents mean the fight continues. Become a Generation Rent member for £5 a month, so we can make change together: www.generationrent.org/join-generat...

“The impact has been unbelievable” The biggest cause of homelessness for private renters, S21 evictions, are finally being abolished on the 1st of May 2026. Listen to our Communications Officer, Bismah Naqui, explain the impact of Section 21 to @standardissueuk.bsky.social 👇

"Some landlords will be watching keenly to see what they can get away with" Our Chief Exec @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social writing in @insidehousing.bsky.social on the importance of councils robustly enforcing the Renters' Rights Act early on. www.insidehousing.co.uk/comment/the-...

Our Deputy Chief Executive, @danwilsoncraw.bsky.social, spoke to The Times about “unethical” ways letting agents are trying to avoid the new rules in the Renters’ Rights Act. Read more👇 www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...

It takes 21 years for the average single earner to save a deposit to buy their first home in England, assuming they can put away 20% of their income after paying taxes, student loan repayments and rent on a 1-bed home. This is up from 16y in 2014 but down from 31y in 2022. 🧵

"New protections from being kicked out could become meaningless if sudden rent hikes cause us to be priced out instead” Our Head of Campaigns @nyejones92.bsky.social spoke to Big Issue about why limiting rent increases would help prevent homelessness ⬇️ www.bigissue.com/news/housing...